10.15 - Registration and Welcome10.30 - World Quizzing Championships Part I11.30 - Marking Part I, followed by a short break12.15 - World Quizzing Championships Part II13.15 - Marking Part II, followed by lunch break 14.30 - Max Thomson Cup/Scottish team championships (up to four in a team - you can either enter as a team or we will sort you into a team on the day)17.00 - 18.00 Preliminary Results & Close18.00 - Bar and Restaurant trip, tbc

Cost: £20, with a 50% discount for first time attendees of International Quizzing Association or British Quizzing Association events. (This price excludes food, which will be available to buy in the bar and restaurant.)

As the proprietor of the Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh I'm very much looking forward to taking part in this and to meeting everyone on the day. I was delighted to help when Brian Pendreigh approached me with the idea and many thanks to Chris and Jane for their assistance with everything. As a recent convert to the world of quizzing I'm approaching the quiz itself with a touch of trepidation. I've taken part in the last 3 Hot 100s and enjoyed them greatly, even if my scores have been decidedly modest, but as a quizzing novice I now have a keener appreciation of just how good the top quizzers are! Roll on the 2nd of June.

I do not currently have details of those who have completed old-style entry forms and handed them to quizmaster Colin Cruickshank. We are hoping for 50, so would be grateful if people could keep badgering any friends in Scotland who are quizzers.

Out - Spencer Pryor* (working)In - Patrick Jack* (and one or two others, though I am waiting for their names, unless we want to go down the road of Brazilian footballers and use diminutives and nicknames.)